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Stocks closed higher on Friday
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed higher for the second day in a row Friday but still ended with a weekly loss after three sizable drops earlier in the week. For the week, the S&P […]
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US over the gas shortage hump
WASHINGTON (AP) — Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline. Granholm says problems peaked […]
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Walmart won’t require vaccinated shoppers to wear masks
BENTONVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, says that it won’t require vaccinated shoppers or workers to wear a mask in its U.S. stores unless state or local laws say otherwise. The Arkansas-based […]
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Passing on your password? Streaming services are past it
NEW YORK (AP) — Many of us were taught to share as kids. Now streaming services ranging from Netflix to Disney+ want us to stop. That’s the new edict from the giants of streaming media, […]
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US industrial output rose a modest 0.7% amid shortages
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. industrial production increased for a second straight month as more factories came online after being shutdown by winter ice storms. Industrial production — which includes output at factories, mines and utilities […]